Oxymeris cerithina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Oxymeris cerithina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Oxymeris
Species:
O. cerithina
Binomial name
Oxymeris cerithina
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Perirhoe cerithina (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Terebra cerithina Lamarck, 1822 (basionym)
  • Terebra cerithina spaldingi (Pilsbry, 1921)
  • Terebra pulchra Hinds, 1844
  • Terebra spaldingi Pilsbry, 1921

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania, Aldabra, Chagos, and the Mascarene Basin; also off Papua New Guinea.

References

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  1. ^ a b Oxymeris cerithina (Lamarck, 1822). Terryn, Y. (2010). Oxymeris cerithina (Lamarck, 1822). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596963 on 12 April 2012 .
  • Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp.
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
  • Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands – The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
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